
''Melecta'' is a genus of
cuckoo bee
The term cuckoo bee is used for a variety of different bee lineages which have evolved the kleptoparasitic behaviour of laying their eggs in the nests of other bees, reminiscent of the behavior of cuckoo birds. The name is perhaps best applied t ...
s in the family
Apidae
Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, including bumblebees and honey bees, but also includes stingless bees (also used for ...
. There are at least 50 described species in ''Melecta''.
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Species
These 55 species belong to the genus ''Melecta'':
* '' Melecta aegyptiaca'' Radoszkowski, 1876 i c g
* '' Melecta albifrons'' (Forster, 1771) i c g
* ''Melecta alcestis
''Melecta'' is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are at least 50 described species in ''Melecta''.
Species
These 55 species belong to the genus ''Melecta'':
* ''Melecta aegyptiaca'' Radoszkowski, 1876
* ''Melecta albifrons'' ( ...
'' Lieftinck, 1980 i c g
* '' Melecta alexanderi'' Griswold & Parker, 1999 i c g
* '' Melecta amanda'' Lieftinck, 1980 i c g
* '' Melecta angustilabris'' Lieftinck, 1980 i c g
* '' Melecta assimilis'' Radoszkowski, 1876 i c g
* '' Melecta atripes'' Morawitz, 1895 i c g
* '' Melecta atroalba'' (Lieftinck, 1972) i c g
* '' Melecta baeri'' Radoszkowski, 1865 i c g
* '' Melecta bohartorum'' Linsley, 1939 i c g
* '' Melecta brevipila'' Lieftinck, 1980 i c g
* '' Melecta canariensis'' Lieftinck, 1958 i c g
* '' Melecta candiae'' Strand, 1915 g
* '' Melecta candida'' Lieftinck, 1980 i c g
* '' Melecta caroli'' Lieftinck, 1958 i c g
* '' Melecta chalybeia'' (Lieftinck, 1972) i c g
* '' Melecta chinensis'' Cockerell, 1931 i c g
* '' Melecta corpulenta'' Morawitz, 1875 i c g
* '' Melecta curvispina'' Lieftinck, 1958 i c g
* '' Melecta diacantha'' Eversmann, 1852 i c g
* '' Melecta diligens'' Lieftinck, 1983 i c g
* '' Melecta duodecimmaculata'' (Rossi, 1790) i c g
* '' Melecta edwardsii'' Cresson, 1878 i c g b (Edward's melecta)
* '' Melecta emodi'' Baker, 1997 i c g
* '' Melecta excelsa'' Lieftinck, 1980 i c g
* '' Melecta festiva'' Lieftinck, 1980 i c g
* '' Melecta fulgida'' Lieftinck, 1980 i c g
* '' Melecta fumipennis'' Lieftinck, 1980 i c g
* '' Melecta funeraria'' Smith, 1854 i c g
* '' Melecta fuscipennis'' (Morawitz, 1875) i c g
* '' Melecta gracilipes'' Lieftinck, 1980 i c g
* '' Melecta grandis'' Lepeletier, 1841 i c g
* '' Melecta guichardi'' Lieftinck, 1980 i c g
* '' Melecta guilochei'' Dusmet y Alonso, 1915 i c g
* '' Melecta honesta'' Lieftinck, 1980 i c g
* '' Melecta italica'' Radoszkowski, 1876 i c g
* '' Melecta kuschakewiczi'' (Radoszkowski, 1890) i c g
* '' Melecta leucorhyncha'' Gribodo, 1893 i c g
* '' Melecta luctuosa'' (Scopoli, 1770) i c g
* '' Melecta mundula'' Lieftinck, 1983 i c g
* '' Melecta nivosa'' Morawitz, 1893 i c g
* '' Melecta obscura'' Friese, 1895 i c g
* '' Melecta octomaculata'' Radoszkowski, 1876 g
* '' Melecta pacifica'' Cresson, 1878 i c g b
* '' Melecta prophanta'' Lieftinck, 1980 i c g
* '' Melecta rutenica'' Radoszkowski, 1893 g
* '' Melecta separata'' Cresson, 1879 i c g b
* '' Melecta sibirica'' Radoszkowski, 1891 i c g
* '' Melecta sinaitica'' (Alfken, 1937) i c g
* '' Melecta solivaga'' Lieftinck, 1980 i c g
* '' Melecta thoracica'' Cresson, 1875 i c g
* '' Melecta transcaspica'' Morawitz, 1895 i c g
* '' Melecta tuberculata'' Lieftinck, 1980 i c g
* '' Melecta turkestanica'' Radoszkowski, 1893 i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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